GoA & Indian Ocean

  • Gulf US aircraft carrier pulls out

    USS Theodore Roosevelt will leave the Gulf sometime in October. Gulf to be left without aircraft carrier for first time in 7 years Taimur Khan NEW YORK // The US navy […]

  • Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet

    Increasing interagency capabilities in deterring counter-piracy. Exercise Cutlass Express 2016 Nations Meet in Tanzania for Important Planning By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Margie Rodriguez Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Public […]

  • Iran Navy foils pirate attack

    No details given, no confirmations received. Iran Navy foils pirate attack on vessel in Gulf of Aden The Iranian Navy has successfully thwarted a pirate attack on a merchant vessel […]

  • Port of Aden Reopens

    Now accepting merchant ships. Port of Aden Reopens for Business The port of Aden has opened after being shut down for four months due to armed clashes in the country, according to […]

  • IONS working group meet

    Standard operating procedures discussed. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium working group meeting held Naval officials from India, Australia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Oman have gathered here to attend the Indian Ocean Naval […]

  • Iran to launch Sahand destroyer within months

    “Increasing threat posed by piracy in the Gulf of Aden”. Iran to launch Sahand destroyer within months Reporting on the final phases in the manufacturing of the Sahand destroyer, Navy […]

  • Hodeida port bombed

    Main aid port badly hit. Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen ‘aid port’ Hodeida Jets from a Saudi-led coalition targeted rebel Houthi positions in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida early on […]

  • MPHRP in Bangladesh

    Discussing seafarer welfare at governmental level. MPHRP in Bangladesh MPHRP South Asia Regional Director takes up the rehabilitation of piracy affected seafarers with the government of Bangladesh. Chirag Bahri, MPHRP […]

  • Pakistan Navy in large exercise

    Tahaffuz-e-Sahil exercise over weekend. Submarines, ships, aircrafts participate in ‘Tahaffuz-e-Sahil’ exercises KARACHI: (Dunya News) – Submarines, ships and aircrafts on Saturday took part in the ‘Tahaffuz-e-Sahil’ (Protection of the coast) […]

  • Algorithm To Predict Pirate Attacks

    New software predicts ‘predator’ behaviour. US Navy Scientists Create Algorithm To Predict Pirate Attacks By Jill Arce Pirates have begun robbing shipping vessels and committing acts of criminal violence at sea […]